Guest Co-Host --- Jerry Weinstein

<p>Jim is joined by guest Jerry Weinstein. The two discuss a variety of topics from successful catching, analytics, hitting, and players evolving in the future.</p> <p>Jerry has been the Brewers catching coordinator, managed for the Expos, Cubs, and for the Rockies in the California League. He also was catching coordinator for the Dodgers and later Director of Player Development for the Dodgers. From 2012-2017, Jerry served as the Catching Coordinator for the Rockies.</p> <p>Weinstein managed Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier, leading them to a perfect 3-0 record, qualifying Israel for their first World Baseball Classic appearance. He returned as the head coach in the main tournament, managing Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in South Korea and Japan in March 2017, where the team was 4-2 overall in the tournament.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>TO WATCH THE SHOW, VISIT AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE LAB – EPSTEIN HITTING PODCAST YOUTUBE PAGE</strong></p> <p><strong>SHOW NOTES:</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>4:00 – How Jerry watches a game</p> <p>8:00 – Anatomy of a successful catcher</p> <p>10:00 – Run value explained</p> <p>13:00 – Automatic strike zone</p> <p>15:00 – Learning how to work with pitchers</p> <p>19:00 – Catching from one-knee</p> <p>25:00 – Analytics in the future</p> <p>31:00 – Analytics throughout various aspects of an organization</p> <p>36:00 – Jerry’s absolutes in hitting</p> <p>42:00 – Players evolving in the future</p> <p><br></p> <p>Subscribe and like the show- Apple | Google | Spotify | TuneIn | Iheart | Stitcher | Pandora | YouTube</p> <p>Subscribe to the show’s YouTube page: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.youtube.com</strong></a></p> <p>Email the Show: jimbopodcast21@gmail.com</p> <p>Twitter/Instagram: @Jimtara, @epsteinhitting</p> <p><br></p> <p>Why the Epstein Hitting System?: The Epstein Hitting system was created by 10-year Major League player, Mike Epstein. In addition to leading the 1972 World Series champion A’s in home r